[laserline]

hi guys
need a bit of help
am trying to use internet download manager on my home pc(using vista home edition) and can only download a few small files. have tried adjusting my settings in my firewall but am still having problems. i downloaded (using download files through windows) Opera browser and cant even get it to connect to the internet, i know some of my setting must be wrong but i cant find which ones. i used to download all on my laptop but its in for screen repair at the moment
any help would be appreciated
many thanks in advance
Laserline

[thingie2]

Try going to start>command prompt. Then type "ping www.google.com" (without the quotes) then hit enter. If it doesn't manage to connect, try typing "ping 127.0.0.1" (without quotes) and see if that works.

Let us know the results.

[Hybr!d]

What happens when you try to get the file NOT using a download manager but the in built browser one.

[serverguy]

Originally Posted by thingie2

Try going to start>command prompt. Then type "ping www.google.com" (without the quotes) then hit enter. If it doesn't manage to connect, try typing "ping 127.0.0.1" (without quotes) and see if that works.

Let us know the results.

No offence, but what is the use of pinging your localhost

Anyway, it sounds as if your IP settings are wrong.

Go Start - Run

Type in CMD

Type in ipconfig /all

Right click and click Select All, and then press Enter.

That will copy the contents of the Command Prompt window to the clipboard. Come back to the forums here and paste the data into a new thread (right click and select Paste.)

[thingie2]

Originally Posted by serverguy

No offence, but what is the use of pinging your localhost

Anyway, it sounds as if your IP settings are wrong.

Go Start - Run

Type in CMD

Type in ipconfig /all

Right click and click Select All, and then press Enter.

That will copy the contents of the Command Prompt window to the clipboard. Come back to the forums here and paste the data into a new thread (right click and select Paste.)

To find where the problem is, if it's a problem with the internet connection, local will work, but google won't, if it's something wrong with the IP then neither will work. So basicly, just another narrowing down tool.

[serverguy]

Originally Posted by thingie2

To find where the problem is, if it's a problem with the internet connection, local will work, but google won't, if it's something wrong with the IP then neither will work. So basicly, just another narrowing down tool.

You can ping your localhost without any IP addressing set up at all. In fact, you don't even need a network card installed. Try it, disable everything in Network Connections. I cannot imagine a time when you could not ping the localhost. It gets answered before it gets to the normal network layer.

But, I agree with your point about pinging Google, as it proves if DNS is resolving. However, it is not ideal because it could be a problem with a dodgey DNS server that your router has been assigned.

The best way is to get an ipconfig /all, as that gives you a good layer to work from. If you then see that the DNS looks like it is set up right, you could get a ping result. It just kind of makes it easier for the person helping and the person without the internet.

[laserline]

Cheers guys for all the answers
first of pings are all working
secondly have managed to download some things using browser downloader but usually Internet download manager takes over and thats when the problems start and nothing happens and lastly
have tried the ipconfig thing as well
still no joy
am really pissed off
have e-mailed IDM helpdesk they still have not replied
have also tried flashget with the same problems = wont connect
thanks anyway guys
will have to do a lot more investigation
thanks aging
Laserline

[Hybr!d]

"Internet download manager" is this a 3rd party downloader? Uninstall it in add/remove programs and use in built browser dl'er.